CVE-2024-0078 CVE
A guest user can trigger a NULL-pointer dereference in the host kernel via the NVIDIA GPU driver, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-0078?
CVE-2024-0078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in nvidia GPU Display driver, vGPU driver, Cloud Gaming driver, published on 27 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a user in a guest can cause a NULL-pointer dereference in the host, which may lead to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0078?
How do I fix CVE-2024-0078?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-0078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0078, GHSA-hxq8-x335-p47g, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0078.